News: Gartner tells vendors to dumb down home networking

[Tomi Engdahl]

Gartner tells vendors to dumb down home networking
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41834

"Van Baker, a research vice-president at Big G said that available technology is not living up to its potential."

"Baker said that it was far too complex to get all the different devices to work together and swap data via a home network."

"Even if punters manage to get their machines connected, they are sometimes tripped up by digital rights management technology or file incompatibilities which stopped their computer talking to their tellies and their stereo chatting to their fridge."